Location: London
London Real Estate Forum 2014: 11-12th June, Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square is being taken over by property developers again.
Private Property Search gets new Country boss
Jessica Simpson is joining Strutt & Parker's independent buying arm Private Property Search from Savills.
96% of borrowers went fixed rate in Feb
96% of mortgages applied for in February were for fixed rate set-ups - a record high proportion - according to stats from independent broker the Mortgage Advice Bureau.
March of the Oligarchs? Gorbachev’s Prophecy
Confiscating the piggy banks of notable Russian oligarchs is laughable, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
“Quantum leap” of Chinese buyers into global gateway cities expected
Property market cooling measures across Asia are driving a new wave of investors overseas, says Andrew Batt from Singapore.
Niche development finance firm launches in Surrey
A new development finance provider, catering specifically for developers of top end residences in the most expensive bits of Surrey, has just opened its doors in Leatherhead.
Harry Turnball
Home Suite Home: Developers capitalise on hotel-to-resi conversions
Demand for luxury stock in London's prime areas continues to surge and developers remain keen to capitalise.
Islamic investment “has become a financial powerhouse in the UK”
Sharia investment is booming around the world but the UK's 10,000 Muslim millionaires "are still limited in their options," says prime central London property investment house LCP.
Room for Squares: Capco launches first new-build resi development
London uber-developer Capital & Counties, the property company behind Covent Garden and Earls Court, is launching its first new-build residential development, Lillie Square in Earls Court, on Thursday.
The (relative) fall of London’s £10m+ market
House prices across the UK rose by 0.6% in February, taking the annual rise to 9.4% says Knight Frank (using Nationwide's data).
In London, prices rose for the 40th month in a row. February's 0.
London’s planning slowdown should be of concern – JLL
Developers may be "exceptionally keen" to get on site, but how much of this enthusiasm is translating into completions? JLL takes the temperature of London's development market...
Prime London rents nudge up; “strong growth” on the cards
Rents in prime London nudged up by the smallest of margins - +0.1% - in Q1, according to Savills.
But that's still an improvement on last year's gentle decline; rents are now -0.